CVE-2000-0462 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated FTP users can bypass chroot restrictions to access files outside their home directory due to improper parsing of configuration entries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0462?
CVE-2000-0462 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 12 Jul 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ftpd in NetBSD 1.4.2 does not properly parse entries in /etc/ftpchroot and does not chroot the specified users, which allows those users to access other files outside of their home directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0462?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2000-0462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q428-rghj-777v.